Brussels, 12/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on 6 September, the European Parliament approved the decision to transfer EUR 655 million in 2006 from Heading 1a (market expenditure) to Heading 1b (Rural Development) of the EU's budget, in line with the idea of modulating direct aid introduced by the 2003 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
On 15 July, the Council and European Parliament agreed to endorse the proposal requiring a technical adjustment in the current...